Microsoft turns to robots for security
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 11/23/2014 10:30 AM
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Microsoft’s Silicon Valley campus is being guarded by a small fleet of robots.
The K5 security guard robots from robotics company Knightscope stands 5 feet tall and weighs 300 pounds. The robots are not armed, but are capable of emitting sound alarms, sirens, and cameras. They either sound an alarm or dispatch a human security guard to its location.
The K5 robots can operate for 24 hours on a single charge and will automatically return to a charging station when their batteries run low. Charging take only 20 minutes.
Microsoft is not the only one in the robot business. Google robotics company Boston Dynamics, for example, has been working with DARPA to develop various robots to aid soldiers in combat settings. And South Korea deployed robots to guard the Demilitarized Zone in 2010. Koreas robots, however, were fully armed.
The K5 security guard robots from robotics company Knightscope stands 5 feet tall and weighs 300 pounds. The robots are not armed, but are capable of emitting sound alarms, sirens, and cameras. They either sound an alarm or dispatch a human security guard to its location.
The K5 robots can operate for 24 hours on a single charge and will automatically return to a charging station when their batteries run low. Charging take only 20 minutes.
Microsoft is not the only one in the robot business. Google robotics company Boston Dynamics, for example, has been working with DARPA to develop various robots to aid soldiers in combat settings. And South Korea deployed robots to guard the Demilitarized Zone in 2010. Koreas robots, however, were fully armed.
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